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[Hawkear]

POV from a crow eater (expat South Aussie).
“Potato scallop” was the term we used as kids for a slice of battered potato (we couldn’t always afford a piece of whatever was currently being sold as “butterfish”). Sometimes it was also called a “potato cake”.

As an aside. Anyone who batters and then deep-fries a real scallop, deserves to be tarred & feathered.

Tar and feather me then. Crispy batter on the outside, cooked scallop on the inside, seasoned to perfection, takes the scallop to another level.
Are you comparing the taste of raw slices of potato to the taste of potato cakes? Same process.

 

[David-Karratha]

Tar and feather me then. Crispy batter on the outside, cooked scallop on the inside, seasoned to perfection, takes the scallop to another level.
Are you comparing the taste of raw slices of potato to the taste of potato cakes? Same process.

All good mate, poor attempt at humor.
My philosophy is very much you should ”eat what you like, how you like it”. My hackles go up whenever someone tells me the “proper” way I’m supposed to cook & eat something.
Mind you, after cooking up a big feed of baked pink snapper, crayfish & scallops, my toes do curl up just a little, when I watch a dear friend smother it with tomato sauce. C’est la vie however…

 

[allcables]

does not matter what you call them, they a great feed

 

[Pete E]

Re proper "scallops", they are not something I had ever tried, but my other half had been watching some of them those posh cookery programes and decided to give them ago.

The table was laid, wine chilled and she did the whole "fine dining" thing and anticipation was running high....Being some what old school, she was very dubious of flash frying any sort sea food, so gave them a "few minutes" extra....

With much pomp and ceremony, they were served in a lovely sauce, but the only trouble was they came out like white rubber ice hockey pucks! The were completely indestructible!

I have kept to potato scallops after that!

 

[aussiefarmer]

Potato scallops are a staple Cafe diet in Nsw and I wouldn't even use seafood scallops for bait.....
If you have never bought 6 scallops a loaf of bread and some butter to make lunch for 6 people for under 12 bucks you obviously have blood to blue for me..

 

[Manpa]

Re proper "scallops", they are not something I had ever tried, but my other half had been watching some of them those posh cookery programes and decided to give them ago.

The table was laid, wine chilled and she did the whole "fine dining" thing and anticipation was running high....Being some what old school, she was very dubious of flash frying any sort sea food, so gave them a "few minutes" extra....

With much pomp and ceremony, they were served in a lovely sauce, but the only trouble was they came out like white rubber ice hockey pucks! The were completely indestructible!

I have kept to potato scallops after that!

Can happen if you use Australian Scallops, they require very little cooking time, think blue steak. Japanese scallops are much larger and can take a little longer cooking time but maybe I’m biased but I don’t think they are as nice.

 

[user 4485]

Ok time to get the thread back on topic please folks.

 

[sand surfer]

can not agree more aussie when i used to help the missus cousin on the trawler i always called the scallops the snot of the ocean , he had a hard time of it to get me out of the wheelhouse ,i could not stand the stink of the bloody things but i could not help myself with the blue swimmers that came up in the net

 

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[Jaros]

Looks like a good idea. My wife has been nagging me for years now to have an island in the kitchen-I'm too old and sore to do that stuff nowadays.

 

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[Nightjar]

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How true is this!
And sooks get a twinge in their knee and pull out of the competition and still get appearance money.

 

[RM Outback]

How true is this!
And sooks get a twinge in their knee and pull out of the competition and still get appearance money.

I doubt it's his knee, more than likely he doesn't like loosing your right he's definitely a sook.

 

[RM Outback]